01976nam a2200205   4500001000700000100004100007101000800048200026800056210004000324215001700364300006200381330116000443606002601603606002601629606002201655606002301677606001601700606002101716710003301737389973  a20101222d2010       y0pory50      ba  aeng  aReport on the election of Members of the European Parliament (1976 Act as amended by Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom) and on the participation of European Union citizens in elections for the European Parliament in the Member State of residence (Directive 93/109/EC)  aBrusselscEuropean Commissiond2010  a13 p.d30 cm  aCOM(2010) 605 final. Ver também registos 31614 e 31615.  aIntroduction. 2. Awareness of and participation in the elections. 2.1. General turnout and action to encourage participation. 2.2. Awareness and turnout of EU citizens in the Member State of residence. 2.3. Information actions to encourage participation of EU citizens in the elections in the member state of residence. 3. transposition and implementation by the member States of EU law governing the 2009 elections. 3.1. Tacking stock of the rights of EU citizens - transposition of Directive 93/109/EC. 3.2. Obstacles faced by EU citizens wishing to found or to become members of political parties in the member state in which they live, other than the one of origin. 3.3. Publication of the results of elections - transposition and implementation of the 1976 Act. 3.4. Developments in EU case law. 4. Efforts to guarantee the right of EU citizens to participate in the democratic life of the Union. 4.1. Transposition of Directive 93/109/EC and the 1976 Act. 4.2. Preventing double voting - efforts to improve the current mechanism. 4.3. Modification of the 1976 Act (initiated by the EP) - Commission contribution to the EP initiative. 5. Conclusions.  aELEIÇÃO EUROPEIA   aDIREITOS DO CIDADÃO  aDIREITO ELEITORAL  aPARLAMENTO EUROPEU  aRELATÓRIO  aUNIÃO EUROPEIA  aUNIÃO EUROPEIAbCommission